creative writing vocab

Question 1

florid

Answer 1

red complexion e.g face grew florid

Question 2

baying

Answer 2

howling or barking loudly e.g the baying hound petrified us

Question 3

obsidian

Answer 3

extremely black e.g her obsidian hair

Question 4

lurid

Answer 4

unpleasantly bright e.g i hate my grandma’s lurid curtains

Question 5

phosphorescent

Answer 5

extremely bright or luminous e.g the vast, endless, phosphorescent ocean

Question 6

auspicious

Answer 6

favourable e.g winning the race was an auspicious outcome

Question 7

pulchritudinous

Answer 7

beautiful

Question 8

circuitous

Answer 8

longer than direct route e.g the river circuitously flows around london

Question 9

mellisonant

Answer 9

extremely pleasant sound to hear e.g mellisonant sounds wafted from the ocean

Question 10

umber

Answer 10

brown e.g an umber fog fell over the city (pathetic fallacy)

Question 11

gilded

Answer 11

golden

Question 12

iridescent

Answer 12

luminous colours that change from angles

Question 13

festooned

Answer 13

adorned with decorations

Question 14

disenchanted

Answer 14

disappointed

Question 15

ethereal

Answer 15

delicate in a way that’s not of this world

Question 16

ornate

Answer 16

highly decorated

Question 17

ubiquitous

Answer 17

found everywhere

Question 18

exquisite

Answer 18

extremely beautiful

Question 19

vivacious

Answer 19

lively and animated

Question 20

jaunty

Answer 20

cheerful and self-confident

Question 21

unscrupulous

Answer 21

dishonest

Question 22

tottering

Answer 22

feeble/unsteady

Question 23

metropolis

Answer 23

large city

Question 24

bucolic

Answer 24

idyllic, perfect countryside